Wait Until Spring, Bandini: A Powerful Italian-American Family Drama of Poverty and Hope

Synopsis

Book 1 of the saga of arturo bandini--john fante's first published novel"of this i am sure: all the of the people of my writing life, all of my characters are to be found in this early work. Nothing of myself is there any more, only the memory of old bedrooms, and the sound of my mother's slippers walking to the kitchen. " -from the preface to this edition by john fantehe came along, kicking the snow. Here was a disgusted man. His name was svevo bandini, and he lived three blocks down that street. He was cold and there were holes in his shoes.